Lead Director, Government Affairs

We’re building a world of health around every individual — shaping a more connected, convenient and compassionate health experience. At CVS Health®, you’ll be surrounded by passionate colleagues who care deeply, innovate with purpose, hold ourselves accountable and prioritize safety and quality in everything we do. Join us and be part of something bigger – helping to simplify health care one person, one family and one community at a time.

CVS Health is currently hiring for a State Government Affairs Lead Director to join our dynamic team. This role will direct and oversee Government Relations support for the Company. The region will focus on the specified states including Oklahoma and Iowa.

Travel

This position may travel up to 50% of the time during key periods of the year (i.e. legislative sessions).

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute advocacy strategies, to support company goals.
• Advise business leadership on legislative, regulatory, and political developments that influence relevant jurisdictions or policy areas.
• Builds and manages effective relationships with government officials, policymakers, regulatory agencies, trade associations, and other external stakeholders.
• Demonstrating familiarity with state legislative and regulatory processes and politics.
• Negotiates legislative, regulatory and public policy positions in adversarial situations and represents the company before specific State legislatures and high level regulators.
• Navigates and resolves routine issues and risks within the political environment; identifies and escalates those outside of scope as appropriate.
• Supports the growth and retention of large State procurements for assigned region/states as they pertain to Medicaid and the Public Sector.
• Addresses critical matters related to the legislative and regulatory environment, including rate and product issues related to commercial insurance, Medicaid, State budget and appropriations matters.
• Manages external consultants, contractors, and/or vendors supporting policy and government affairs objectives, overseeing daily work product and performance management.
  
  

Required Qualifications

• Government affairs professional with deep expertise in state government, and 10+ years of experience in government, lobbying, healthcare public policy, government relations, and/or government affairs.
• Ability to travel up to 50% of the time during key periods of the year (i.e. legislative sessions).
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Multi-state experience in healthcare industry, experience with state Medicaid programs a plus.
• Ability to handle several complex and difficult projects simultaneously and meet deadlines.
• Proven, effective oral and written communication skills and interpersonal skills necessary to interact with a variety of Company management, retained counsel, legislators and other elected/appointed officials, regulators, staff of trade associations and other key stakeholders.
• Master’s Degree preferred.
  
  

Education

Bachelor's degree required or equivalent years of related experience.

Pay Range

The Typical Pay Range For This Role Is

$144,200.00 - $288,400.00

This pay range represents the base hourly rate or base annual full-time salary for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls. The actual base salary offer will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education, geography and other relevant factors. This position is eligible for a CVS Health bonus, commission or short-term incentive program in addition to the base pay range listed above. This position also includes an award target in the company’s equity award program.

Our people fuel our future. Our teams reflect the customers, patients, members and communities we serve and we are committed to fostering a workplace where every colleague feels valued and that they belong.

Great Benefits For Great People

We take pride in our comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits – investing in the physical, emotional and financial wellness of our colleagues and their families to help them be the healthiest they can be. In addition to our competitive wages, our great benefits include:

• Affordable medical plan options, a 401(k) plan (including matching company contributions), and an employee stock purchase plan.
• No-cost programs for all colleagues including wellness screenings, tobacco cessation and weight management programs, confidential counseling and financial coaching.
• Benefit solutions that address the different needs and preferences of our colleagues including paid time off, flexible work schedules, family leave, dependent care resources, colleague assistance programs, tuition assistance, retiree medical access and many other benefits depending on eligibility.
  
  

For more information, visit https://jobs.cvshealth.com/us/en/benefits

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 03/31/2026

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state and local laws.